Cold
Cold adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.
Usage example: received a cold reception from the hostess
Withdrawn is a synonym for cold in unfriendly topic. In some cases you can use "Withdrawn" instead an adjective "Cold".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He is also cold and withdrawn, especially around other humans, his need to protect his younger sister Latias can grate on her, and in battle he can be vicious toward the antagonists, to the point of scaring Ash.
Source: Good Is Not Nice -
Contains examples of: Break the Cutie: Aya, when her father died; she returned to Japan and became a withdrawn, saddened English teacher who is initially very cold to Fellers.
Source: Film / Emperor - In an interesting twist, humans in GitS are almost always shown as emotionally cold, withdrawn, and even mechanical, while the tachikoma are full of curiosity, compassion, and optimism.
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Withdrawn and Cold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cold/withdrawn
Cold & Withdrawn. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cold/withdrawn>.
Withdrawn or Cold. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cold/withdrawn.
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